R 161341Z NOV 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 638/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CG, MCRC QUANTICO, VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2011 ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY AND THE NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL//
REF/A/MSGID:DOCUMENT/CMC MRON/YMD:19940829//
REF/B/MSGID:DOCUMENT/CMC MHEP/YMD:19910418//
REF/C/MSGID:DOCUMENT/ALNAV/YMD:20101022//
REF/D/MSGID:DOCUMENT/CMC MRON1/YMD:19920417//
POC/CAPT A. J. SCOTT/UNIT:MCRC ON-E/-/TEL:(703) 784-9446//
NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS MCO 1530.11G APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA) AND NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL (NAPS).  REFERENCE (B) IS MCO 1560.28B VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.  REFERENCE (C) IS ALNAV 067/10 CLASS OF 2015 ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY.  REFERENCE (D) IS MCO 1306.17F ADMINISTRATION OF MARINES APPOINTED MIDSHIPMEN OR CADETS IN FEDERAL SERVICE ACADEMIES OR NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS UNITS.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO INFORM ALL MARINES THAT THE USNA IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE USNA FOR THE CLASS OF 2015, ENTERING 30 JUNE 2011.  MARINES MAY ONLY APPLY TO THE USNA.  NAPS OBTAINS ITS STUDENTS FROM USNA APPLICATIONS THAT, IN THE OPINION OF THE USNA ADMISSIONS BOARD, COULD PROFIT FROM AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF ACADEMIC PREPARATION.  THE APPLICANT MUST STATE ON THE APPLICATION A WILLINGNESS TO ATTEND NAPS.
2.  SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.  DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE CLASS OF 2015 IS 31 JANUARY 2011.  THE FIRST STEP IS FOR APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT THEIR PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS ON-LINE AT WWW.USNA.EDU/ADMISSIONS (ALL LOWERCASE) TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL CANDIDATE.  AFTER BECOMING AN OFFICIAL CANDIDATE, MARINES SHOULD FOLLOW ENCLOSURE (1) OF REFERENCE (A) TO REQUEST SECRETARY OF THE NAVY NOMINATION.  COMMANDERS SHOULD FOLLOW ENCLOSURE (2) OF REFERENCE (A) TO PROVIDE AN ENDORSEMENT TO THEIR MARINES' APPLICATION.  BOTH ENCLOSURES SHOULD BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO:  U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, CANDIDATE GUIDANCE OFFICE, 117 DECATUR ROAD, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21402-5018, ATTN: FLEET LIAISON. ENCLOSURE (3) OF REFERENCE (A) SHALL NOT BE USED AS THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS ALLOWS MARINES TO REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS.
3.  DEADLINE FOR ALL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS 1 MARCH 2011.  PACKAGES COMPLETED BEFORE 1 MARCH 2011 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE ADMISSIONS BOARD AS SOON AS RECEIVED.  PACKAGES RECEIVED WITHOUT THE MARINE'S IMMEDIATE COMMANDING OFFICER RECOMMENDATION WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.  AFTER SELECTION AS A CANDIDATE, A CANDIDATE NUMBER, USERNAME AND PASSWORD WILL BE ASSIGNED AND THE CANDIDATE WILL BE DIRECTED TO COMPLETE THE ON-LINE APPLICATION AT WWW.USNA.EDU/CANDIDATEINFORMATION.  FOR APPLICATION QUESTIONS, WRITE TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE OR CALL THE FLEET LIAISON AT 1-410-293-1825/1839 /DSN 281; OR E-MAIL ETCS MAXWELL, EMAXWELL@USNA.EDU.
4.  INFORMATION.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST READ REFERENCE (B) REGARDING EDUCATION BENEFITS AND CONTACT THEIR BASE EDUCATION OFFICER FOR COUNSELING REGARDING BENEFITS IF SELECTED FOR USNA OR NAPS. FURTHER INQUIRIES REGARDING CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY OF EDUCATION BENEFITS MAY BE DIRECTED TO HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS, VOLUNTARY EDUCATION BRANCH (MRV); AT DSN 278-9550 OR COMMERCIAL (703)784-9550.  BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY ARE:
A.  MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN.
B.  BE AT LEAST 17 AND NOT HAVE REACHED AGE 23 ON 1 JULY OF THE YEAR THEY WOULD ENTER THE ACADEMY.
C.  UNMARRIED, NOT PREGNANT AND HAVE NO DEPENDENTS FOR WHICH THEY ARE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE.
D.  HIGH SCHOOL GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.8 OR BETTER AND RANKED IN THE TOP 40 PERCENT OF THE CLASS.
E.  A COMBINED SCORE OF 1050 IS REQUIRED ON THE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) WITH A MINIMUM SCORE OF 550 IN MATH AND 500 IN CRITICAL READING.  A COMBINED SCORE OF 46 IS REQUIRED ON THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT) WITH A MINIMUM SCORE OF 24 IN MATH AND 22 IN ENGLISH.  IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT APPLICANTS HAVE QUALIFYING SAT OR ACT SCORES BEFORE APPLYING.  THE SAT WRITING SCORE IS NOT USED FOR ADMISSION PURPOSES.  POTENTIAL CANDIDATES WITH SAT OR ACT SCORES THAT ARE OLDER THAN TWO YEARS OR BELOW MINIMUM REQUIRED STANDARDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO RETAKE THE TEST THEN APPLY. STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 1 MARCH 2011 FOR APPLICANTS WHO HAVE ALREADY MET THE REQUIRED MINIMUM STANDARDS AND WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR SCORES.
F.  MUST HAVE COMPLETED FOUR YEARS OF MATHEMATICS, INCLUDING A STRONG FOUNDATION IN GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA, AND TRIGONOMETRY, FOUR YEARS  OF ENGLISH, AND ONE YEAR OF CHEMISTRY.  ADDITIONALLY, PHYSICS, CALCULUS, HISTORY, AND TWO YEARS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.  CONTINUED EDUCATION SINCE HIGH SCHOOL IS VITAL.  CANDIDATES SHOULD ALSO STRENGTHEN THEIR PACKAGES WITH COLLEGE COURSES IN HIGHER MATH AND SCIENCE.
G.  MILITARY TOP PERFORMERS WHO POSSESS STRONG LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL, PAST AND PRESENT COMMAND MARINES OF THE QUARTER/YEAR, AND TOP 20 PERCENT PERFORMERS IN "A" AND "C" FOLLOW-ON SCHOOLS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR A COMMISSION THROUGH THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
H.  GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AND UNQUESTIONABLE LOYALTY TO THE UNITED STATES, AS DETERMINED BY COMMAND INTERVIEW AND MILITARY RECOMMENDATIONS.  NO RECORD OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR CONVICTION BY CIVIL COURT.
I.  OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL FITNESS, AS DETERMINED BY THE CANDIDATE FITNESS ASSESSMENT (CFA) AND RECENT PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS.
5.  COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD ENCOURAGE THEIR MARINES TO APPLY WHO EXHIBIT SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AND POTENTIAL TO SERVE AS AN OFFICER.  THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE NAVAL SERVICE ARE SERVED WHEN COMMANDING OFFICERS ASSIST DESERVING MARINES IN GAINING ADMISSION TO THE USNA OR NAPS.  PERSONNEL SELECTED TO ATTEND THE NAVAL ACADEMY OR NAPS MUST BE MEDICALLY QUALIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL EXAMINATION REVIEW BOARD (DODMERB) IN ORDER TO BE COMMISSIONED AS AN OFFICER IN THE NAVY OR MARINE CORPS.
6.  CANDIDATES WITH STRONG ACADEMIC AND MILITARY BACKGROUNDS MAY RECEIVE DIRECT APPOINTMENTS TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY.  TOP MILITARY PERFORMERS WHO NEED TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ACADEMIC BACKGROUND MAY BE SELECTED TO ATTEND THE NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL (NAPS) AT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
7.  TRANSFER POLICY.  TO THE USNA OR NAPS, TRANSFER ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMEA) ONCE APPLICANTS ARE FOUND PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED.  COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THAT PERSONNEL ORDERED TO THE USNA OR NAPS ARE TRANSFERRED WITH THE OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIRED BY REFERENCE (D).  ORDERS MAY BE DECLINED IF THE APPLICANT DECIDES NOT TO ATTEND THE USNA OR NAPS.  IN THE EVENT OF TRANSFER TO NEW DUTY STATION, ALL CORRESPONDENCE, INCLUDING ORDERS RECEIVED BY THE APPLICANT'S ORIGINAL COMMAND, SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE NEW COMMAND.  MARINES WHO APPLY FOR NOMINATION TO THE USNA ARE DIRECTED TO ENSURE THAT THE FLEET OFFICER, CANDIDATE GUIDANCE, USNA, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21402-5018, IS INFORMED OF CHANGES IN UNIT ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.  ADDITIONALLY, INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING (410) 293-1839, DSN 281-1839 OR BY VISITING THE NAVAL ACADEMY WEBSITE AT WWW.USNA.EDU.
8.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
9.  COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS MARADMIN.
10.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 30 SEP 11.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN ROBERT E. MILSTEAD, JR., CG, MCRC.//